Blizzard Rep Reports Suicide Threat, Teen Arrested

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Blizzard Rep Reports Suicide Threat, Teen Arrested

A 17-year-old World of Warcraft fan from Ohio found himself in police custody recently after threatening to commit suicide while speaking to a representative for the game, reports the Middletown Journal.

During an online conversation with a representative from Blizzard Entertainment, the unnamed teen said "he was suicidal and that the game is the only thing he has to live for." The representative subsequently contacted local police who, along with paramedics, responded to the claim.

The police report has the teen saying the threat was a joke "to try to get what he wanted for the game." He was later released into the custody of his father.

Though the article offers no word on what legal ramifications the boy may face for his threat, it's important to note that, regardless of the psychosocial implications of criminalizing such things, threats of suicide are a first-degree misdemeanor in Ohio.